Washington Wilderness Coalition v. Hecla Mining Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 20661
No(s). CS-94-233-FVS (E.D. Wash. Oct 21, 1994)

The court holds that it has subject matter jurisdiction over a citizen suit that environmental organizations brought against a mining company that allegedly violated the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) by discharging contaminated waste water that seeps and leaches from its tailings ponds...